Fly-trap.



N. H. BAKER.

\ FLY TRAP.

APPLICATION TILED AUG. zo. 1913.

1 1 20, l 1 9. Patented Dec. 8, 1914.

THE NORRIS PETERS CO., PHOTO-urna. WASHING VON, D. C.

PATENT lillilhl.

NATHAN H. BAKER, 0F FAIRFIELD, IOWA.

FLY-TRAP.

Application ined August 20, 1913.

To all whom. it may concern Be it known that I, NATHAN ll. BAKER, citizen oit the United States, residing at Fairfield, in the county of Jefferson and State of iowa, have invented certain new and useiiiul mprovementsin Fly-Traps, o' which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to new and useful in'iprovements in fly traps and as its principal object contemplates the provision of a device of this character formed in the nature oil a collapsible wire-mesh cage, so that while in transit or in sto `age, the trap n'iay be folded to occupy a minimum space.

An object ot equal importance with the foregoing to construct the base edge of the trap cage so that, while it will support the device on a table or other structure, it will, nevertheless, be spaced 'from the supporting surface throughout the major portion oif its length, permitting the ll'iies or other insects to enter into the conical mouth with which this trap is equipped.

A still further object is to construct the trap with such regard to proportion, number and arrangement of parts that it may be cheaply inanutactured, and will be durable and eiiicient in its action.

The above and additional objects are accomplished by such means as are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, described in the following spcciiication and then more particularly pointed out in the claims which are appended hereto and form a part of this application.

Vilith reference to the drawings, wherein I have :illustrated the preferred embodiment of my invention as it is reduced to practice, and tl'iroughout the several views of which similar reference numerals designate corresponding parts, Figure 1 is a side elevation; Fig. 2 is a vertical section taken through the trap; Fig. 3 is a section on the line 8-3 oi Fig. 1; Fig. i is a detail view illustrating the bait plate and its retaining clip in disassembled relation; F ig. 5 is a detail view illustrating particularly the formation of the base edge of the trap cage.

Proceeding now to the description oi the drawings, the numeral 10 designates as an entirety the body portion of the trap which consists essentially in a sheet ot wire gauze or other suitable foraminous material shaped to produce a cylindrical cage. W'hen the body cage 10 is opened to receive the flies or Specification of Letters Patent.

fatented Dee. 8, 1914.-.

Serial No. 785.691.

other insects, the upper terminal is sealed by means of a draw string 11 which is threaded through orifices 01' apertures termed adjacent the upper edge oi the member l0. When it is desired to Hatten the cage 10 for shipping or storing, it is only necessary to untie the string 11 and to pull the neck oi the cage to open position. During the manufacture of the body member 10, it is creased longitudinally on dianietrically opposed lines as at 12 and 13, so that it will normally tend to assume a flattened position, being maintained in cylindrical form only when the draw string 1l is tightened, as illustrated in l? ig. l.

As a means for spacing the bottom edge of the cage 10 from the lioor, table or other supporting surt'ace on which the device is mounted there has been provided a plurality oi legs indicated at 141A. rlhese members 14 may be bolted, riveted or otherwise secured in any desired manner to the lower portion oi the member 10 and are preferably termed oi light sheet metal although any other suitable material may be employed if desired.

As a means i" rclosing the bottom oi. the cage, there has been provided an inverted bell-shaped hood .l5 which is Yformed oi. wire gauze or some other suitable and similar material and is equipped with an annular upstanding rim 1o `which is riveted or otherwise secured in any desired manner to the lower edge oi the member 1t). .llntrance orilices, indicated at 1U, are Formed in this hood for the obvious purpose of enabling the `liies to pass into the cage. In this c01i noction, it will be noted that inasmuch as the hood l5 is inverted and is arranged with its convex 'lace interiorly oi the cage, the entrance olf the iiies into the trap will not be accoi'npanicd with any dilliculty, while their exit will be ol'r'ectually prevented.

,ln order lo attract the illes to the hood, there has been provided a bait plate which is illustrated iu detail ,in Fig. el, and consists preferably in a substantially rectangular plate 1S formed ol pasteboard or any other similar and suitable material. Any kind oi bait, such as sugar, molasses, and so forth, may be placed on this bait plate which is held in the desired position interiorly of the hood by means of a supporting clip 19, the upper portion olf which is sewcd, riveted, or otherwise secured to thc concave i'ace ot' the member 15. This clip 19 is preferably formed of Wire gauze so that there will be no suggestion of a barred entrance or exit.

Relative to the adsf'antagges resulting' from the novel forni of structure above described, it is desirable to again einphasie the fact that by merely untying the draw-string ll the whole trap may be collapsed and folded into a lat sheet-like forni for purposes of shipping or storing.

ln reduction to practice, I have found that the forrn of iny invention, illustrated in the drawings and referred to in the description as the preferred embodiment, is the most eihcient and practical; yet realizing' that the cenditions concurrent with the adoption of my device will necessarily vary, desire to emphasize the fact that various minor changes in details of construction, proportion and arrangement of parts may be resorted to, When required, Without sacrificing any of the advantages of my invention, as defined in the appended claims.

What I claim is l. A fly trap including a collapsible cage adapted to be folded as a flat body, a fold- 25 able entrance hood carried by the cage and forming a closure for one end thereof, the other end of said cage being open, and ilexible means for closing the open end and holding the cage distended. 30

9. A ily trap including a collapsible cage,

Van entrance hood carried by the cage and forming a closure for one end thereof, and a substantially Zshaped bait plate adapted to be secured to the outermost face of the 3o lower terminals oi the cae'e and. hood from Ll0 the supporting surface.

n testimony whereof I afliX my signature in presence of tWo Witnesses.

NATHAN H. BAKER.

Witnesses fh. JAQUES, J. S. GANNIS.

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Washington, D. C. 

